misinterpret

misinterpret
transitive verb
1) (interpret wrongly) fehlinterpretieren, falsch auslegen [Text, Inschrift, Buch]
2) (make wrong inference from) falsch deuten; missdeuten
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mis·in·ter·pret
[ˌmɪsɪnˈtɜ:prɪt, AM -ˈtɜ:r-]
vt
▪ to \misinterpret sth etw missverstehen; evidence, statement, text etw falsch interpretieren [o auslegen]; behaviour, gesture, remark etw falsch deuten [o missdeuten]
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['mIsIn'tɜːprɪt]
vt
falsch auslegen or deuten; play, novel fehlinterpretieren, falsch auslegen; (interpreter) falsch wiedergeben

it could easily be misinterpreted as implying ingratitude — es könnte leicht als Undankbarkeit ausgelegt werden

he misinterpreted her silence as agreement — er deutete ihr Schweigen fälschlich als Zustimmung

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misinterpret v/t
a) eine Geste etc missdeuten, falsch deuten:
misinterpret sth as etwas fälschlicherweise deuten als
b) einen Text fehlinterpretieren, falsch auslegen
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transitive verb
1) (interpret wrongly) fehlinterpretieren, falsch auslegen [Text, Inschrift, Buch]
2) (make wrong inference from) falsch deuten; missdeuten
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v.
falsch auswerten ausdr.
missdeuten v.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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